What type of mutation always creates a stop codon?

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Jens Bergvall · Answer 1 · 2017-10-03T09:57:31+0000

Nonsense mutations occur when a codon that is supposed to specify an amino acid is changed to a stop codon instead. This results in a protein that is shorter than normal because it cannot finish adding all the necessary amino acids.

What type of mutation always creates a stop codon?

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